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Ukraine's deputy PM signals openness to a Black Sea grain truce with Russia

Vsevolod Chentsov tells POLITICO Kyiv would consider a halt on strikes against grain ships and ports as a first step toward wider talks.

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What to know

  • Ukraine's deputy PM says Kyiv would accept a truce limited to halting strikes on grain ships, ports and storage in the Black Sea, not a full ceasefire.
  • A summer of mutual Black Sea attacks has cut Ukrainian grain exports roughly in half versus last year and driven global food prices up.
  • Ukraine risks running out of grain storage by October, with over 9 million tonnes at risk of rotting while farmers lack funds to plant next year's crop.
  • No response from Russia to the truce idea is included in the coverage; the proposal remains a one-sided opening from Kyiv.

Vsevolod Chentsov Ukraine's deputy PM for European and Euro-Atlantic IntegrationNicholas Vinocur POLITICO journalistRussia Belligerent power

Ukraine's deputy PM signals openness to a Black Sea grain truce with Russia
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    Social media amplifies Chentsov's grain-truce remarks

    Pro-Ukraine accounts circulated the statement on X, highlighting Chentsov's framing that Russia is trying to block Ukrainian grain exports while Ukraine does the same to Russia.

    “He noted that Moscow is attempting to block Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea, but that “we are doing the same””
    — @Maks_NAFO_FELLA

    • 🇺🇦🌾 Ukraine is open to a grain truce with Russia, stated Vsevolod Chentsov, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration. He noted that Moscow is attempting to block Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea, but that “we are doing the same”: “Therefore,

      @Maks_NAFO_FELLAX16h ago95▲view on X ↗
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    Chentsov tells Politico Ukraine is open to a grain truce

    At POLITICO's Brussels Playbook Live event, Ukraine's deputy PM for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration said Kyiv would consider a truce halting strikes on ships, ports and grain storage in the Black Sea as a first step toward broader talks with Russia.

    “Why not? We need to start somewhere, and step by step, eventually we can discuss something more comprehensive.”
    — Vsevolod Chentsov

    1. 1 outlet first by Politico Europe, 1d ago · read ↗

  3. background

    Black Sea escalation halves Ukraine's grain exports — Russia and Ukraine spent the summer attacking each other's ships and ports in the Black Sea, cutting crucial grain exports and killing more crew in July than in the entire war before that month, according to the article.